Gunmen suspected to be bandits, have murdered the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Hussain, at Garaku Market Area of Kokona Local Government Area.
The bandits also killed one Mohammed Umar, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa State Command, Ramhan Nansel, announced this in a statement signed on Friday.
He wrote: “On 2/4/2021 at about 1930hrs, information was received that unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits attacked and killed one Mohammed Hussaini, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Nasarawa State and Mohammed Umar, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Toto LGA at Garaku market.
“Upon receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Bola Longe psc(+) swiftly deployed Operation Puff Adder II personnel to the scene where the two corpses were recovered and taken to the hospital; the corpses deposited at Anthony memorial Mortuary for Post Mortem examination after being confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”
The Commissioner of Police, who condoled with the deceased’s families, assured that the command would do all within its powers to bring the criminals to book.
He called on members of the public to volunteer useful information that, he promised, would be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
